createUnit

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Introduced in

Game:

Operation Flashpoint

Version:

1.34

Description

Description:

Create unit of a class that's defined in CfgVehicles.

The Group parameter MUST be an existing group or the unit won't be created.

Syntax

Syntax:

type createUnit [ position, group, init, skill, rank]

Parameters:

type: String - Classname of unit to be created as per cfgVehicles

[ position, group, init, skill, rank]: Array

position: Position - Location unit is created at.

group: Group - Existing group new unit will join.

init: String - (optional, default "") Command to be executed upon creation of unit. Parameter this is set to the created unit and passed to the code.

skill: Number - (optional, default 0.5)

rank: String - (optional, default "PRIVATE")

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

"SoldierWB" createUnit [position player, group player]

Example 2:

"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "barracks", _groupAlpha]

Example 3:

"soldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "marker_1", _groupAlpha,"loon1 = this ;
 this addweapon {binocular}", 0.6, "corporal"]

Additional Information

Multiplayer:

The code in init is executed on all connected clients in multiplayer. It can therefore be used to get around the publicVariable limitation of not being able to send strings and arrays over the network.

See also:

createUnit array, createCenter, createGroup, createVehicle, createVehicle array

Notes

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